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montrose He Had Hoped to 'Revitalize'
Lower Westheimer
J.R. VOICE McConnell:
Chap.11
Sheri Cohen Darbonne, inside
HOUSTON WEATHER Tuesday night Fair and
cold. low 39 Wednesday· Sunny and cool. high 62
DECEMBER 2. 1986 ISSUE 319-A
Light the Lights! It's December
and Christmas in Montrose
Elroy Forbes, inside
Benefit at Gay Bar Raises
Dough for Omega House
$12,000!
It is rn·nrly an unlwli<·,·ahll' amount. But 1t is tru<• Thanksg1v111g 111ght. a
h<·rwtit at tlw V<•ntun•-N on Main St. raisl'd approximatd_v SI :!.01"l in cash and
pl<·dg1·s to lwlp <'XJl<'nS<'s at th1· Omega House, a hospiC'<' for indigent AIDS
victims
LoC'al hv<' Pntertainers and impersonators p<·rfnrm1•d and thP huckpts w<•re
pass<•d. Club owm•rs ,Jim Dondsom and Ste\'!• Shim<·r knew thp_v had donp well
and w!•re l'Xpl'cting SliOOO or $7000 when they counted it all up at 1:00 a.m. But
there it was. In small hills and $HIO bills and sPwral $1000 pledges that were
match!'d hy Shimer.
Torche /.arw 'cdf'hratt•.-; life" Ventur('·.\' .'tty/"
Protein Helps Repair Immune
Systems of AIDS Patients
CAMBHII>COE. Mass. tllP[)-A prolt•in
1·xtruch·d from whitt· blood ct•lls st't'Jn8
to l"f'pair tlw dmnag«•<l immum• s~·stpms
of AII>S patit·nts. pn·liminary ll'!!its
~how, «'nl·c1uraging a hiott•<·hnolog~·
firm to h(·gin natiomo,.·idt: tt·sts of tlw
suhstarlC'<'.
A drug produn·d from tht• prott>in has
ullowt•d f'om1• AIDS vidims to gain
wt•1ght, n•c·over from infl'dions and
t·xhihit 11tht·r tii~ns of improvt•d irnmunt•
svt>ti·m functions-without advt•rs(·Nidt•
t>ifrcts, thl' tt•sts t>howPd.
.. \\'t• un• vt·rv n111vinn•d of what wp\:p
f't't'll i-;o fur, h~t w1."vt• got to <'on firm it,"
Naid lh. Mari.!H>Gottlit'h. vic·t• pn•siclt•nt
of nwdind 11ffairs for IMHEG Im-. of
Nt·w Orlt•ans. "Wp havt· to lw t•nutious."
c;uttlil'h said Nov. ~;} tht· biott•1·hnol
ogy 1·ompan.v has lwgun a nationwidt·
f-:tudy of tlw drug, c·alll'd IM REG-I, on
l!"l(J pati('nts in livt• dtit•s.
Tlw studv was startt·d aftn th1• suh·
stmwt>, in .pn·liminary trials. hoostt·d
tht• immurw systt·ms of ahout 110
patit·nts with 1u·quin·d immunt· dt•fi.
1·i1·m·v 8\·nclromt• with AIDS-rt'latt·d
c·nmp.lf'x.
lTnlikt• druli{s t<1ut·h as AZT whiC'h "as
npprovt'<I rN't•ntly for widt•r tt·sting.
IMHEG-1 dot·s not fight th<> AIDS virus
din·dly. Jnsh'acl, Gottlit•hsaid, IMREG
I s<·t·m8 to n•pair damagt·d immum· svs
tt•ms h.\.· t·nahling so-call<·d T-ht·lf><'r
'We are very
convinced of what
we've seen so far, but
we've f?Of to confirm
it. We have to be
cautious.'
t'f•lls to produn· suhstanc<·s that rpgu·
lntt• th1· immunt· svsll·m.
All )S dt·strovs a.victim's immunt• svs
t<·rn. primarlv hy killing T ·1 ht'lpern·ils
To lw t•ligihlt• for the new study
patit•nts must han• AIDS-n·lnt('d C'Om·
plt·x or AIJ)S with thPskin cann·r Kapo­si
s sart·nma , no history of
oμportunisitit· inf('C'tions and a min·
imum numlwr of T-t ct>lls
\\'hilt• tht•st• nn• the typt•s of patients
r<·s<·arthns ht·ht'\'P would hC'nefit most
from tht• drug, thl• substance also may
hPI~> mon· st·vt·n·ly ill patients, Gottlieb
said
Partiripants will n·cen·t> hiwt"<'kly
injt'Ctions for six months. ThP rt·sults of
th<> study should lw availahlt• next vear
Gotllit•h.said. -
If th<' drug proH·s as effe<·tivt· as
ho1wcl in furthn l<·sting, he said, it could
lw avnilahlP for mon• g<·nL•ral us<• within
two v1·ars.
Tht• Study will lw condudt·d at thrt>e
.!\t•w York. ('ity fadlitit.'s-Columhia
l nivnsit,'t· I lospital. BrcK,kl:\'n Caledo-­nian
Hospital. and tht• Stah• l'nivt>rsit:\'
of :Xt·w York lh•alth Sc·i<'OC'<' Center
and ut Eist·nho"Pr MPdical Centi·r in
Hand10 Mira1n•. Calif.. Univrr:-oit~· Hn~
pitals in C'lt·o,..·t·land, Pnivt•r:-;it~· Hosμial
in BoMon and st•vt•ra1 sift·~ in ''ew
Orlt•ans.
A Lot of Fun to Be
Had in the
'Underworld'
Bz// O'Rourke. Inside
2 MONTROSE VOICE I DECEMBER 2, 1986
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Monday-Friday 7am-9pm,
Saturday & Sunday til 4pm
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DECEMBER 2, 1986 I MONTROSE VOICE 3
Had Hoped to 'Revitalize' Lower Westheimer
J .R. McConnell Files Chapter 11
By Sheri Cohen Darbonne
llfontrost Voict·
Th(• cl(•velopC'r who sent out invitations
to thr d€•molition of a Montrose har (•ar­lier
this y(•ar has agreed to a Chapt(•r 11
bankruptry filing for himsl•lf and ~WV·
era I of his <'ompanirs. Additionally,.J. R.
McConnc•ll, once heraldc·d as the hopl•of
I.1.1wl·r Wt·stheimer revitalization. filed
for protedion from creditors for one of
his main n·al estate invl'stment rom
pani(•s.
Mc-Connell attrach>d murh mt·dia
nttt.>ntion MarC'h 6 with the cc·rcmonial
puhli<· dc·struction of thr building which
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onC'C' housed the Chicken Coop at 5:l!>
Wrsth(•im£'r. The bar, which closed in
February, had a reputation as a
"hustlC'r haven" and the building was
thought by many to symbolize one of
the mon• nf'gative elements of Mont·
rosP.
At that tim£', local civic leaders and
politiC'ians prais(•d McConnell for this
plans to OJ)(•n "Westheimer Village'," an
$8 million shopping centc·r, on the sitc•
whc•re thc• bar and surrounding houses
once• stood. Councilman George GrC'a·
niai-; said at the demolition ceremony
that thc• projC'ct would undo the nC'gative
imagc• of Low(•r Westheimer and "make
it n better place to live."
Today, the only shoppers on the site
are gnats, mosquitoes and other deni·
zens of weeds, and whAt wi11 happen lo
the vacant lot and other McConnell
propC'rtic•s is uncertain. Terry Phillips, a
mrmhc•rofGreanias' staff, said McCon·
nell is the "key player'' in the future of
the projects. and he isn't talking.
"It would be very hard to speculate on
what will happen without knowing the
circumstances of (McConnell's) filing
for bankruptcy." Phillips said
"Whrther he merely filed to reorganize,
or is in the position of closing down this
oprration .•. there's just no way of
knowing at this time."
"If the situation is such that he can't
develop these projects, there is the ques·
lion of whether he will hang on to the
properties, try to sell , or what
McConnell d()('sn't always talk about
what his plans are."
Indeed, the developer seems to shun
public comment with a fervor bordering
on the recluse. McConn(•ll and hi!oi
Hpokc•sman consistently refus(•d to
rrturn phone calls from the Montrose
Voice and a local daily newspaper last
week.
McConnell's office number is not
listed in the t(•)<·phone directory undc•r
his namc•; some properties also do not
havr rasily B('C'rssible din·ctory list
ings.
Although over 100 people gathered to
wateh the Chicken Coop fall, McCon·
nc•ll himself did not attend the rermony
Rc•garding Westh<•imer Village, Phil·
lips comm('nted: " I think it's safc• to say
this ... tmds w make that project less
likl'ly,"
Rut, hr cautionc•d, it is too early to tell
what will happen to any of the proper·
ties in question.
"Until M<{'onnell tells people where
he stands and what his plan!oi are. he
holds the only key:· Phillips said.
,John Daniels, chief of security and
puhlic rc•lntions for Liberty Bank, said it
i!oi too soon to say McConnell will not be
able to complete his projects.
"I don't think we should count the
mun out until he is out," Daniels said,
adding thut no one knows what the out­come
of the bankruptcy proceedings
will h<•.
"In thc• c•vent he can't develop the
properti(>s I assume it would he up
for anothrr developer to come and try to
p1ek up where he left off."
Danic•ls said he i!oi unaware of any
other Lower Westheimer revitalization
projects. He noted that most ongoing
Montrose devrlopment is concentrated
along Montrose Boulevard south •1f
Westheimer.
Jerry Blum of Acker. Blum and Ass<•·
ciates, a real estate agency, also said ht•
knew of no new development project
scheduled in the area.
"There's just nothing going on
around here right now," Blum said.
Lenders filed foreclosure against sev
eral of McConnell's properties in Hous­ton
and Galveston in October in an
effort to collect delinquent loans,
according to newspaper reports. The
properties included Montrose Garden
Apartments. the 1518 Washington con­dominiums,
the French Village Apart
ments and 12 units of the Glendower
Court townhouse development.
An involu ntary Chapter 11 filed
against McConnel1 by three creditors
blocked foreclosure proceedings that
were schedulc>d for Nov. 4. In his answer
Tuesday, Nov. 25, McConnell did not
contest th(• filing against himself and
four of his companies, and also filed for
protection under Chapter 11 for Growth
Properties, a real estate investment
firm
Linder Chapter 11 of the federal bank·
ruptcy code, a company or individual is
protec·tt'Cl from creditors in order to work
out a rrorganiztion plan to repay debts.
It usually takes bout 60 days from the
date of filing until the first hearing in
bankruptC'y court, a clerk in the federal
court's bankruptcy office said. The date
for MC'C'onnell's preliminary hearing
probably would not be set for al least
two weeks, the clerk said.
Companie8 named in the intitial fil­ing
w<•re LC' Ltd., Bass Group Ltd., W.F
Ltd and C.C L. Townhouse Apart·
men ts.
Fortunes
Vacation Plans for
Aquarian May Change
By Mark Orion
F · _ .:ay. Dec c
through Thursday &....ec 4 1986
ARIES Find yourself craving the
excitement of the chase? Be careful If
you do find yourself out hunting. keep an
eye out for the unusual and exotic. Don·t
let the bizarre become the dangerous
Consider all well-intentioned advice very
carefully
TAURUS The accent 1s on motives 1n
the days ahead You may know what
someone 1s domg but figuring out why it's
bemg done will take doing on your part
GEMINI -Shut up• You don't have to
tell everybody everything There 1s such a
v1rture as d1scret1on And, 1f you're really
good. love might be even better the
second time around. Or the third Or the
fourth
CANCER This 1s a good time for blaz­ing
new tratls Just be sure you mark
them well so that you can find your way
backl Two propositions will be offered
The one involving money is apt to be too
much of a gamble
LEO ·God. you're strongt But you're
more than that. You're learning the value
of real cooperahon. and 1f you don"t fall
prey to change for change·s sake. you're
likely to realize some of the finer fruits of
your ambition
VIRGO-like miners who pan for gold.
you may need to sift information to separ­ate
truth from fantasy Later. you can
mvite others to share your act But don't
let ·em steal your show Or your thunder
LIBRA Come on. get off 11• A little dis­appointment
in romance is just that
Move on to bigger things Smgmg the
blues makes it hard for you to see all
those beautiful things that are there for
the taking Behold the world outside
those wa11s1
SCORPIO -Well. what do you know
Another day and you·re ready for another
change. What you have 1s not so bad
Friends. free times and you survive. Plus.
someone 1s coming to dmner unexpect­edly
Thartl surprise you
SAGITTARIUS Tell him that you're
never gonna leave him Tell him you·re
always gonna love him. Tell him Tell him
right now·• The power of the spoken
word and the power of love combine
Male Sag1ttanans in particular should
find 1t very easy to speak those words of
love.
CAPRICORN ·Authority figures such
as bosses or parents could be the source
of a big confrontation that you'd rather
not face right now Your thoughts are
about the future and making things right
for you and your close one. Don·t let fear
twist you: get the face-off done. then
make those special plans
AQUARIUS Winter vacation plans
you made may be suddenly changed Or
1f they remain the same. what you get
when you get there won't be what you
expected Let"s face 1t: thmgs are topsy­turvy
now Nothmg's what it seems. But
something good will come of it'
PISCES Home 1s where both heart
and mind are. The work that you do there
can produce some great results and the
love that you feel there will be filled with
your favorite thmg mtens1ty Let others
scurry around You·re doing fine nght
where you are
•MONTRl Elf' E
4 MONTROSE VOICE DECEMBER 2. 1986
Police Community Center
Approaches One Year Mark
~n 3ffitcmoriam
By Sheri Cohen Darbonne
Montrose \loirr
lkc('mhcr .. 7 will mark one year smce
the opening of the r\eartown Police
Communitv Center on lower Westheic
mer. but m'any people in Montrose sti11
do cot know what it ts
Mark Schmidt. vice president of the
:'\ee.:rtown Business Alliance and an
actlve supporter of the center. said pe<>­ple
st •• tend to confuse it with a police
substation. The alliance pushed hard
for the center's establishment last year,
and members did much of the legwork
m obtaining supplies and funding for
the outlet. Schmidt still manages a spe­c1a.
fund which pays the center's utility
bills and other operating expem;es.
exduding tf"lephone service and salar·
ies.
The Neartown Center is one of six
police community centers operating out
of the Houston Police Department's cen­tral
patrC1l division. H.P.D. Sgt. Don
Williams, who su(>('nrises the centers,
has his office base at the lower Westhci­mer
address and calls this c-enter 'a full­hme
job."
enlike a substation, the center has no
cells or holding facilities_ Its personnel
do not make arrests. perform investiga
tive functions or folJow up reports.
So what docs the Ct>nter do? Williams
describes its main function as commun·
ity st>rvire. Police community cent~rs
improve communicationi; between citi­zens
and HPD, Williams i-oaid.
Four officers involved in community
outreach make presentations to civic
organizatiom;, businesses and other
neighborhood groups, Williams said.
They speak on a variety of topics incl ud ·
ing crime prevention and security. and
wi11 even tailor-make a program to suit a
particular group's needs, he said
"lt isn't just publie relations," Willi·
ams cont<•nded. "We offer helpful infor­mation."
Another and more visihle function of
th<' center is to accept accident and
crime• reports. Ac-cording to Williaml-i,
four dt·sk officns processed 1516 reports
h<·tween .Jan. I and Oct. 31.
'The- way I sec it, that's that many
calls that didn't have to go through our
dispatcher.·· Williams said. Paperwork
now handled at the center frees patrol
officer8 to handle more emergency
situations, h£' said.
Center pc·r:-;onnel have handled some
minor emergencies, Williams said.
Occasionally, people have had to bo
det,ained there until a street unit could
come to make the arrest. he explained
But the primary function is commun
ity contact, and hoth Williams and
Schmidt sa\· the center has accomp~
lishod its gi;als.
"The most important thing they've
contrihuh>d is just being here," ~khmidt
said. "At )past, they have lent an air of
confidpnn• and a feeling of sec·urity to
people in Montrosl' by giving the com·
munity a local polic-e hast:'."
Williams said tht· visual pre!"icnce of
police in the- area has worked to detf>r
t·ertain types of crime. He cited prostitu·
tion and street druJ? dealing as exam·
pies.
Police statistics romparing October
198.'; to October 1986 reflect the follow ·
ing changes in crime patterns in two
beats along the Westheimer corridor:
reductions in auto theft (118-84), bur·
glary (80·48>. and rape(~· I); increases in
robbery (:15·109) and aggravated
assault (~4-481. Overall crime com
plaints showed a dE"C'rease in the beat
east of Montrose Blvd and an increase
in the beat wC'st of Montrose. To what
extent a change in district boundaries
this year figured in the statistics is not
known
ThP Wrstheimt·r <"enter is the only one
of its kind that is almost completely
community fundP<I. \Villiams said. The
huilding housing it is owned by Liberty
Bank, whiC'h leases to the center for SI a
year
· Hank officmls had the building
almost completely rebuilt befon• the
police moved in , Williams said.
The centE'r's watE>r and elC"Clric bills
are paid through donations from Mont·
rose businesses. individuals and civic
groups to th<' operational fund managed
bv Neartown Business Alliance. This
y~ar. both the Westheimer Colony Asso·
ciation nnd tho Adopt·a·Block Commit·
tPe donated a portion of their
Westheimer Art Festival proC'eeds to the
cpnt£'r fund. \Villiams said,
The "dunk·a·cop" booth manned by
cc•nter p(•n1onnel at the fc·stival not only
raised monf'v for the fund, it helped
improve tht; community's imag<' of
police. Williums said. Improving rap·
port llt'twh·n th<' pc·ople ond HPO is the
the most important roleofthecommun·
itv center, ht• said
·ft works both way:-;. according to Wil·
liums. Being in Montrose. bc·ing
involvt.-d in community functions. has
turnt·d some officc·rs' attitudes around
as well as helping citizens see things
from the police point of view, he said.
"That alonE.>, if nothing else. makes
this c£•nter a success in my opinion,"
Williams concluded.
Neartown Business Alliance will ho.st
an anniversary party for the police com·
munity center on De<'. 18 in the center's
parking lot. Tho evt•nt will be catered by
local restaurants
In Loving Memory
PAUL MATTHEW
RODENKIRCH
)ept l lq;g Dec 19115
Hl- h PL .... Jb1l1ty
Dear Lord I cannot see
But this I know although the read ascends
And passes from my sight
That there will be no night
That You will take him gently by the hand
And lead him on
Along the road of life that never ends.
And he will lmd 11 rs not death but dawn
I do not doubt that You are there as here.
And You will hold hrm dear
Our Ille dtd not begin with birth.
11 is not of the earth.
And this that we call death. is no more
Thiln the opening and closing ol a door
And 1n Your house now
many rooms must be
Beyond this one where we rest momently
Dear Lord. I thank You for
Leader of Local Gay Catholic Group
Says Protests Not Effective
the faith that trees.
The love that knows 1t cannot lose its own
The love that looking
through the shadows. sees.
Thal You And he and 1 are ever one•
I loved you then. I ove you now Bob
This poem by James Dillet Freeman
By Sheri Cohen Darbonne
.\-fontrosr \-'mn'
A coalition oflilwral C'atholicl"' is urging
voc.nl oppc:1siticm to recent directives and
"disciplinary" actions of the Vatican.
In Houston, however. Joe Nuber. prc·si
drnt of the• IOC'al Dig-nity chaptl•r
r(•peated his statemPnt that suc·h pro­tests
accomplish very little.
Opposing the conservative views of
the Catholic Church isn't like dealing
with secular political structures. Nuber
said.
.. Rome isn't Washington O.C .• " he
. aid ... A marl'h on the Vatican wouldn't
really do any good at all."
"Cathol1<·, Speak Out,'' a project of
the- Quixote Center in Hyatt.'iville. Md
1s calling for an org-ani7.ed blitz of let·
ters, personal appearances and media
contact to protest n·<·ent disciplinary
ac·tions dirt'Cted EH Amrncan bish<1ps
and theologian$. ~ignaturE>s on a INh·r
c1rrulattL('.f by the g-roup indudr .Jt·an ­nmc
Grammick. co-founder of Kew
Ways Ministry; Robert r\ugent of tht•
Cutholic Coalition for Gay Civil Rights;
.James H£•nderson of the National
Office for Alack Catholics; and former
vice-presidE>ntial candidate Geraldine
Ferraro
The letter solicited signatures for an
advertisement the group is running in
the National latho/ic- ReportPr on .Jan.
9. The ad calls attention to specific
actions against members of the C.S.
church whose \·iews conflict with tho~e
of conservative Roman Authorities. The
treatmc·nt of Arl'hbishop Raymond
Hunthausen of Seattle, who was
stripμt>d of much of his jurisdiction, is
callt·d th£' "final straw" in the tr(•nd
towards n·stricting Amt•rican minis·
tric·s. esp('cially mini!-itry to gays.
Nuber snid he reC'ommended that Dig
nity memh(•rs s(•nd letters of support to
Hunthausi·n and R<•v. John M<·Neill,
who is being dismisst·d from the• Jesuits
lx•<·ause of his ministry to homosexuals,
as well as to others in the church com
munity who are conducting positive
ministrv efforts. HP said concerned per·
sons should show their support to
bishops who have lwen supportive and
urgt' thf'm to <·ontinue their efforts.
Hunthnusen's Ca!-i<' was "extremely
unusual" ncnrding to NubE.>r, who sug
g<·strd that thr Seattlt· arl'hbishop and
oth(•rs who hrivC' ht.•t•n "disciplined"
wc·re smglrd out as l'xamplC's hy thurc·h
1£•adt·rs who fran-d losing control of
c·hurc-h lawH un<lPr a dt·mocratic systc·m .
Man)-· Amc·rican bishops are still eon
<luc·ting progressivt• mini!-itries suppor
tiv£• of guy rili!hts, and they ar£> still in
control of their dioc(•s<•s, Nuber said
Rt·garding the relationship of Dig·
nitv/ Houston with the local diocest ..
Nu.g('nt quipJ)('d: "Tht.·re isn't one."
Howc•vt>r, Dignity membprs hav£'
l>C't'n aC'tivelv involved in the CJ(•rgy
Consultatiori on AIDS. whic·h is
endor8C'ci by the diocE>se, Nubc·r said
ThP new int.f>rc-ongregutional ministry
sends "care lt•ams" to counsel AIDH
pntienb• who are dymg, their families
and loved ones. Nuber said the effort
also giv<·s Dig-nity a chance to reach
individual pa!-itors. the clergy sedor
most likelv to dNtl with individuals
struggling. to halanc-c• their identitu·s
and r<•ligious bt•lipfs
"The most damaging effeC'l (of the
conservuti\-·e trend} is on people who an•
strugglinf{ with c·oming out. with
balancing tht·ir gay and Christian iden·
tities." Nulwr said
In Montrose,
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tlf)N'l1llf)SE l 7f)ICE
tlll),\7EEli EX'l1ll1l
~ Cirrn!J1t:d [\-·Ny Tuesday and Wednc:-.d.1y chroutth o\'t:r 100 Montro\e
.Shop ... , Scor<.·s and Clubs
• L.o~· Ad\-·trris1n~ Races flb<.· low<:s[ aJ\'cmsinJ.l: rac<:s of .my gay
pu~IKarion in Housron. Half chc race of 1ht: Montros<: Vrnu: Wcc:kcnd
Ldu1on.)
• Full of Real Gay f.ommumcy .i.nd Montrose NeiJ.i:hlxirhco.1 News (No1 a
Inc of fluff and fill like cho ... c mhcr 1-!U)"'i. This m<.·am wt: rt ri.:ud, not jus1
thllmb<:J 1hrou~h.)
• M '•)· of che popular rc~ular ft:aturt\ of the v.t<:ktnd Montro~c Voice:
t imic , commentaries. revit:ws.
DECEMBER 2, 1986 /MONTROSE VOICE 5
Light the Lights! It's December
and Christmas in Montrose
Commentary by Elroy Forbes
Montrose Voice Social Dm·ctor
o It's December
If .vou'rC' like me, you arC' still trying to
figure out what you did with NovC'mbcr
It S{'('mS lik(• it wa!-1 just one rent check
nftn anothl'r. But. l)('('embcar is here'.
o Holiday Wrap Up
Cptown Post Oak Association had
Santa and friends light up Post Oak
Hlvd. If you hav(• not travt>h>d out Galle·
rin way to s('t' the lighL" and ChristmnH
hnnn('rs. try to go. It is magnificent
ovt·r ;...o tn•C's, some 25 ft.·et tall, and all
th(' huildings with more d(•c·oratiom;
going up C'veryday.
Downtown was wet, cold and windy
for tho ~'oley's Thanksgiving Doy
Parade. Rut the crowds turned out for
tlw parudt•. I cannot tell you how cold
and wet it was ...
o Christmas in
Montrose
A great number of residents and busi
nes8es have started the big contest. It is
not too ]at<:' for you to join. Call fJ29-1·114
to fill out a form. A $2 entry fee helps
offsf.•t the expenses. Dt'<.'"orating th<•
str('(•ts is the next big project. Call the
samt• number to volunt<'er
Friday night is the Christmas Con·
rnt at MCCR, 1919 Decatur. Th<• Mont·
rosf• Symphonic Band joins thl• MCCR
<·hoir to prC'sent holiday favorite~. For
d<•tails call fi27·94fi4.
Musiral groups and volunt<'('rs are
still roming in for "The Living Nativity
Rrl'n(''' at the Houston Sign Company,
1200 Wostheimer. To help with this
ambitious project. call 526·R1Hl
!Mp is also ne<>ded for putting up tho
Chrii;tmas in Montrose posters Again
the number to call is 529-1414.
K,•nny ... anp Iii'<' at thl' V('nfurf'·N's "(',•/('hration of Life"
l~1t<•r that day, Ventu re-N presenh•d
a full "Celebration of Life" and raist·d
somt• $12,000 for Oml'ga llouse. Yt·s,
$1 i.ooo in imm<•diatP rash and pl<•dgt.·s.
On Thanksgiving Eve, The Tire
PlaC'e hostNI some ;""">() memb<•rs and
guPsts for The Greater Montrose
Business Guild's November mt.•Pting,
tour und ft>ast. Videos told tht> history of
The Tire Pinc·(' as well as revi<•w<'Cl most
major Montrose <'V<'nL'i from 1986. 8<•v­<•
rnl nt'w mt'mbers joined and many pt.•o·
pit' voluntC'ert'd to man the stations for
Shar<•-Abration, the gathering of food
and money for the needy in our com·
munity
o Dowtown Lights
On Wednesday, Dec 3, the Troe of
Lights at City Hall gets plugged in and
all the light.<.; downtown remain on for
tho annual photography conteH!. This
will be n great evening to view down·
town. Weather should be good.
o Miss Gay Harris
County
Amid the glitter and glamor. the orw
and onlv, Sot·ka Simone took the title.
8t.•<·ond - runner-up was the popular
Blal'k Veh·f•t and first runner up wus
Df'ilra Al/rn. The show wal-' the v<·ry
best from .some seven outstanding p<·r·
form<•rs. EJ's was packed with adoring
fans. The festiviti<•s kept up until last
t•all. l don't think that much glitter and
finery havl' been on one stage in a long
time. I think all thePntries were winnPrs
but as in most events of this nature, you
can only have a few top winners. It was
u great show.
o Add to Your
Christmas Sights
The world's largest Christmas boat
parade takes place at the Silver Anni ·
versary of the annual Clear L.ake boat
lane thi• Saturday t 7:00 p.m. More than
a million dollars worth of brightly lit
boats plus the Goodyear blimp covered
with Christmas scenes will be reflected
in the water. For more information, call
Jack Campbell (713)339-30:10.
Oickens on the Strand opens this Fri­day
night with a preview and continues
all day and night Saturday and Sunday
in Galveston. GLC Tours has a special
bus tour for the weekend.
o Names in the News
Rol(er Velrz from our Montrose Kroger
has announced several services to help
with holiday entertainment. Every·
thing from smoked cooked turkev, relish
trays, party trays, baked goolies and
more helpea.se the pressure of preparing
for holiday guets. The Barn's Terry
Clark spent the holiday week on his
back at Twelve Oaks Hospital. You can
drop off cards for him at the Barn
Tom Cook lost his job early last year.
Fortunately, he sings and plays the
French Horn well, so some work has
come his way. In the midst of all his
troubles, he bought a mini-van. He now
operates Pet Tran!ipart, taking Fido or
Tht• u·mners of Afss Gay Harri.o; County arf' Socha Simone (center): Black
Veln•t f[('ff), second runner up. and Dr1tra Al/(•n.
Kitty to the V('t, beauty parlor. kennel or
pet motel when you are all tied up. Give
Tom a call, 664-7471. .. . I regret to note
that our friend Lester Martin passed
away Wednesday at Memorial Hospi·
tat. His remains were cremated. A Mem­orial
Service will be arranged at a later
date. Take rest. Lester .. . . Mac Magee is
now working with Tmmuno-Therapy
Cli nic as Doctor Hitt is working with
Jau·s author Peter &nchlev on Peter's
cable television show, Sharks and
SriPnce . • •• Chef Tsang Yao- Tong from
New York City and hailed as a major
four-star chC'f by Time magazine ha~
joined the Curve's Hunan Vil lage,
1722 California. Newest specials are the
Sunday buffet for 4.95 and 20% off
lunch specials on orders to go. 5211-6699
or 5211·4651 .• •• Well, it's time to load my
sleigh, so if not before Friday, I'll see
you around town
Call 529-8490 and
You will be in Next
Week's Newspaper of
Montrose
6 MONTROSE VOICE 'DECEMBER 2. 1986
Opinions Mixed on Land Use Planning
By Sheri Cohen Darbonne
J\11Jn.trosr \'01ce
Montrose residents and business
owners have mixed feelings regarding
comprehensive land use planning as a
means of influencing future develop·
ment. Many agree, however, that the
area's image could use a boost.
Jill Hefner, who coordinates a neigh­borhood
planning project for the Near­town
Association, said she supports
.,special districting" to separate "poten
tial nuisances in land uses." r\ear­tow
n 's comprehensive planning
c m~-·tee has been conducting an
extensive land ust• survey to identify
problems nnd dc-velop a workable plan,
she sa1d.
One ._ f the goals 1 f ·eartown's plan·
ning proJec': 1s to mtlke n·commenda­tions
to the city for optimal
development tn •he district. induding
the focus of residential and commt•rcial
locations, Hefner said.
During a discussion of property tax
and land use Tuesday, Nov. 2fl, Near
town mE'mbt•rs expressed concern that
Montrose homt·s and businesses were
being ·'ic<'ographically lumpl'd
togt>thcr" for taxation purposes, Hefner
said.
"Evidc·ntly, th(' state legislatinn that
mandates the taxmg authority ...
maintams property must be valued at
its highest and tx·st usP.' ·•she said In a
m1xt-d use environment like Montrost'.
this is interprt•ted as commercial.
The· traditional way cities havp
handlffi this situation is hy zoning,
Hefner claims
.. I'm not talking about the very res
trict1ve zoning • . • districting ha!-i
become more specialized now. Wr're
dealing with diversity." she said.
"We're concerned with preserving
those characteristics of the community
that re!-iident.'i want the point of a
plan ir-; to try to encourage the best use."
If no one prepares a plan. Hefner r-;aid ,
"The city could impact Montror-;e in a
major fashion we're strategically
placed to become a thoroughfare."
Houston City Council approved a
resolution in September authorizing the
Department of Planning and Develop·
ment to prepare a recommended policy
for initiating a comprehensive plan­ning
program for the city. The policy
manual. approved in November, estab·
lishes procedure!-i. formaL'i, and organi­zational
structure to initiate a formal
planning program for Houston and its
extra-territ~rial jurisdiction
Roh Bagot, owner of The Tire Place
and a member of the Greater Montrose
Businl·ss Guild, said he is forupgradini,!
the nt•ighhorhood. hut differs on the
appron<'h
•·Tue homeowners are interested in
having a uniformity of blocks. They'n·
concerned with things like eye-pleasing
parking solutions . that's nice. but
somt'times not economically feasible,"
he said .
A mustl•r plan could limit the choices
opt·n to (•xisting and prospective busi·
nesst•s, ht• said
Lou VanN·h, who op<•rates a furnaturp
restoration business, said having to
move out of his prest•nt location in a
rt·sidt•ntial area would put him out of
busint•ss. Vant'<·h said he lwliPves those
who do not wunt husinesses in residen·
tial nt>ighhorhoods should offl'r finan·
<·ial rompl'nsation tG busine~s ownns
who relontlt•.
.. lt's a two wav strC"et ,"' Vanec:h said
"If they want lo upgrade fl•!-iidential
urN1s, they <'an help h('ar the burden of
the cost."
Vanech said dir-;trit'ling seems to have
worked in other cities and probably
offers a more convenient environment
for consumers
"The only problem I have with it is,
what about all the businesses that are
Community
News from Neig hborhood & Community Gr oups
01/nterfaith Alliance Plans Holiday
Service
From a Houston Interfaith Alliance Press Release
Houston Interfaith Alliance will present its annual Chrs1tmas and Channukah Service on
Fnday evening, Dec_ 12. at Metropolitan Community Church of the Resurrection. 1919
Decatur at 7:30 p.m
Houston Interfaith Alliance is an organ1zat1on representing vanous gay and lesbian
religious groups around Houston. Among them areAytz Chay1m (Jewish), Dignity (Roman
Catholic) lntegnty (Eprscopalian) Affirmation (Mormons) Lutherans Concerned. and
MCCR
The groups participating 1n the service will offer songs and readings symbolizing the
meaning of the hohday season
Refreshments will be served following the program ThPre • nn r:harge. but donations
will be ace ) ~
//Physicians to Answer AIDS Questions
During Call-Jn Week
H ou.. •u it w ill ri 1v 1pportunity to ask a select group o f physicians
mea1ca1 quesuons by calling 700- 1 b.Jo between 6 00 p m and 10 00 p m each everrng
Monday through Fnday, Dec 8-12
The nightly call~ 11" sessions are being sponsored as a public service of the Hams County
Medical Society
On Thursday. Dcce 11 physicians spec1almng m infectious diseases and hematology
(blood) will talk. with callers about how the AIDS virus 1s transmitted. how infectious AIDS
patients are_ etfectrveness and availability of the drug AZT testing for AIDS infection and
other related topics
Members of the medical specialty societies will handle each nights calls_ Members of the
Houston Society of Internal Med1cme and the Gulf Coast Hematology 5oc1ety will handle
questions on Al OS
To maintain ethica l standards throughout the program the part1c1pat1ng physicians will
not make diagnoses. prescnbe or make offrce eppamtments for callers
Other areas to be covered dunng the week are Pediatrics. Dec 8. Obstetncs and Gyne­cology
, Dec 9. Family Practice. Dec 10. and Diabetes. Dec 12
alrt>ady hrre?"
Warren Duncanson, who chairs the
business guild's development commit­tee.
said Montro.sC' development does
nl·ed some regulation . Burned out or
abandoned buildings and sexually
oriented businesses are among the more
serious problems, he said.
Duncanson recommended demolition
of burned buildings, class action suits
against negligent property owners, and
an ordinance to restrict "uncontrolled"
sc•xunllv ori<'ntecl businC'!-ises as ways of
improving a "nt•gative image."
Duncant·!-ion said the mainstream
broadcast ml•dia givc•s the public a neg­ative
view of gays and Montrose. The
community .should reart with a "Mont­rose
Proud" promotion to show the posi­tive
aspects, he Haid.
Duncason said owners of restaurants
and bars in residential neigborhoods
should be required to take care of park·
ing problems and clean up around their
business(•s .
o Sharing with the Needy
Greater Montrose Business Guild members (from left) Rev. Graci<• Lee, Phyllis
Frye, Jana Arent, Teri Shaw, and Patrolman Anthony DC'maris of the Neartown
Police Community Center display food collected during the Guild's Second
Annual Share-A-Bration food drive which concluded Friday, Nov. 2R.
Share-Abration Tops
the Previous Mark
The Gn·att·r Montrose Business Guild's
st·<·ond annual "Share-Abration" food
drive c-olh·c·ted 18 ras(•s of food and$ l:l!)
rash, according to Frank Turner, the
guild's public·ity dir<'ctor
Turner said although the drive's take
h<'at last y1·ar's mark by about f)(/ per­C<
·nt, hr was slightly disappointed in the
rrsults eonsidt•ring the amount of pub·
lirity tht• e•vf'nt rC'ceived.
In addition to con•ragt• in n<·ighhnr·
hood nt·wspapers and posters in
ml'mher husinesst·s, this w·ar's 8hart··
Ahration wus ft•atun-d in s~·veral on-tht··
scent• n(•ws spots on KTRH radio
Fridav, !"nv 21-1 , Turnn rxplaint'<l. fk
sairl the timing of tht• drive may hav(•
been a fn<·tor.
"Ro many things are going on during
the holidav season . Th(•re are r-;everal
fundraising t•v<•nts going on right now,"
Turnc•r said . Also, the day aftC'rThanks
giving ii-; trnditionally a busy Christ
mas shopping day, hC' noted
"We mn:v ronsidt•r a t•hang<• in the•
time or format for tht• drive nt•xt year,"
Turner said .
Goods <·ollt'<·lt•d in the• drive were dis
trihutt"d ovt·r the• Thanksgiving week
t·nd . B(·nt'ficwrit·s wt•r£' Aids For AIDS
Mt•tropolitan ( 'ommunit,v Church oftht'.
Rt"Surrt·<·tion: Afl)S Fcrnndation Hous
ton , nnd A PlaC't' in thf' Sun .
Send a message for all to
see to someone you love
TO PLACE A 'PERSONAL' IN THE
NEWSPAPER OF MONTROSE,
JUST CALL
529-8490
The Man Who Wasn't There
DECEMBER 2. 1986 /MONTROSE VOICE 7
R<·fon· I )ishonnr"
And whil(> he.had no rrt'dit cards no
t'ht•cking nccuunt and no I I.~ pt•rc(·nt a
;«).month saving-s plan. he didn't nc•f.'<l
tht·m as ht· ('ouldn 't huv a car or a houst•
Ht• cnuldn 't marrv eith.er. And when the·
lovt• of his life. Mi.llicent B .. a$k{'(f him to
wed her so that thf'ir children would
have a name, he explained the difficulty
and talked her out of having children.
The Innocent Bystander
by Arthur Hoppe
."ip1·cial lo th1• Montrose Voic1·
A frunti<' knot'king brought mr to thC'
door. A nondeiscript, middle-aged man
\\-'US <'rouched on the stoop. Jn thr hack­ground,
a siren wailed. "Oh, plN1sC'.
grunt me sanctuary," he begged. "They
caught m(• jaywalking."
"BC' a man," I said
"n~d turn yoursC'lf
111.
"I t'an't," ht• said,
glanl'ing nvt•r his
shoulclt•r '"Tlwy'IJ
ask m<• m:'t-· namP."
•·so givt· lht·m
your namt'.., I said.
filartmg tn clost• tht•
door
llis somht·r stan·
stop1wcl nw ·I don't
havp a namt•." lw said.
Nt•t•dlt>ss to say, I invitc·d him in. Ovt>r
a cup of hot Post um. he told m<· his pit
iful story·
I-le had het•n born to a widowed
molh<•r His father. who had owned a
small <'JU~ candling plant, had di<•d of
apoplt•xy a month earlier when a
govt•rnmrnt inspector had cited him for
14 violations of the Federal Egg Can·
dling Act of l!l:l7, including (Rec IV.
Chap. 17, Para. :J2, &nt. Ci "Candlin1<
with an Inad<·quate Wick."
On tlw spot, his mother had dt·vt·lopt'Cl
a dt•t•p avnsion to tht> gon•rnm(•nt and
all its works_ She dt·dd(•d to havt• hn
son at honw. so that sht> wouldn't lun:t•
to np1•h· for a hirth c·c·rtifkall•. Sh(· also
n•fust•cl to namt· him. justif~·ing ht•r
stand lhusly: "If you don't ha\."l'H nanw.
Dt·ar (\\:hich is what sht• always ca!Jt.d
him), thl'y nm 't pull it out oft~ hat and
st·nd vou off to war '
J It• i·ound ht• didn't miss a namt• gro\\
ing up. I !is motht•r tuton•d him pn·
vah'IV in all tht• gract·s to avoid
n•gistering him for school. ThP kids on
the hlo<'k referred tn him as "Hey, you."
whi<'h wm; how lh(•y addressed (•a<:h
oth(•r. And while he never could send his
name for an absolutely free Whoopee
Cushion, he never had to go off to some
dumh summer camp either. 80 he felt he
was well ahead.
Ry the time ht• reached adulthood, he
was committed to anonymity. Of
<·ouri;<•. lw couldn't b<>come a doctor or a
lawyer with all the rC'd tape entry into
thosP prof(•ssions d<·manded. And he
<·oulcln't assc•mhle woofers and tweet<•rs
in som(• vast fadory eithE.·r. for all such
johs would n·quir<; his registt_•ring for
Soeial St•c·uritv.
So ht• join~·d th<· blooming und('r·
ground t'OO('omv when: all labor nnd
goocls an· paid £·or in untract•ahlt• cash.
And ht· muc·h ('njoyt-d such n·wnrding
work as honsai lrt't' trimming, guppy
farming-, lt·aching country w<·stt-rn on
tht• pin·olo. and tattooing on hic<·ps his
cm:n <·r('ations lik<• Monar<"h huttnflies
rarr~·ing aloft s('rolls n·ading "Dt·ath
.....
His c•yes glowed a~ he told me of the
simple. joy-filled life he Jed of no bills. no
tax(•s, no forms to fill out nor r('('ords to
fill in. "Y<'s." I said, "hut do vou realize
that when you shuffle off this mortal
soil, vou won't leave a tract> hehind of
your ·passing'!"
HC> shruggM ... In 10,000 vears." ht'
said, "who'll know the diffe~<·ncl'?"
That did it. As soon as ht• went to
sh•ep I cal11-d tht• cops and turn(-d him
m f4 r tru::rncy tax ('\.·asion. drnft dodg
·ng-, jl! y dut~· avoidanC'f' fai1ur<' to rf'g
sh'r for Sona! ~ecuritv and felm ous
mop('ry
Anvom•whotcllsawriterthatfamt• s
a hau.hlt• ma\· not need a namt• But tht·v
sun· dt·~t·rve. a number .
Voice Comics
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8 MONTROSE VOICE DECEMBER 2. 1986 A Lot of Fun to Be Had in the 'Underworld'
Review by Bill O'Rourke
M1Jntro e \. (uce
Houston Grand Opera's Orpheus in the
Underu-or/d, playing through Friday at
Jones Hall. is overwhelmingly fun. I
defy anyone to stay in any kind of a bad
continually dragging around her half­shell,
and ,John Styx (Douglas Perry),
Pluto's masochistic assistant in Fran­kenfurter
drag
It's a litle like Mad magazine. The
focus is never muddy, but there are so
Robert Orth a ... Jupl.ler and Tracy Dahl a.s Eurid1ce in the comu· opera
•·Orpheus in the Underu.:orld"
mood for more than 10 minutes after it
~tarts.
One prohll'm with many comic
operas. many comedies in general, is
paC1'. Here? Ha'. The hit from this show,
indttd the major hit of composer
,Jacques Offenbach's career, is a t·an
can! TherP are many patter songs hen·
too-as manv as in anv Gilbert and Sul
livan pif't:e .. Conduct~lr John DeMain
gives the mui-;i(' its reins and we are off
on a hij!h·spirited gallop almost all
t>vening.
In fact, the only problem musically is
that the orchestra occasionallv ovE>r bal~
ances the rhorus to the poini of losing
some words. Althou~h the text has been
wittily translated by Snoo Wilson and
David Pountney, surtitlh would havp
been nice.
I am so tired of the long, tedious sc(•nt>
changes seemingly necessitated by
thrust !-ttage:; Here Gerald &arfp
makes good use of the proscenium with
many, many delightful seli;; that change
in the twinkling of an eye. There was
even one that surprised me! Director
Peter Mark Schifter kept me so off ha)
ance with flash pots at the front of the
~tage that I didn't realize the scene was
shifting until after it was done
And what wonderful set.s they are,
too. So funny'. So detailed' Scarfe has a
warped, eccentric style that interlocks
so beautifully with this script.
Scarfe also dtsigned the costumes·
Mars (Richard Paul Find), a huge
human lobster~ \'pnus (Susan Larson),
many other things you mustn't miss.
eitht-r.
In the classic Greek ven;ion of this
tale, Orpheus is the greatest musician
who ever lived. When his wife is takpn
down into thC' underworld, he charms its
denizens with this music and is allowed
to lead her home. However, he must
never turn around and look at her til he
gel<.; ht·r there. His love for her proveR
their undoing. He does look. thus losing
h<'r
This is the classic reclassifiPd,
Although his vwlin playing bringi; ova
tion:; from the masi; of men. Euridic('
<Tra<'y Duhl) hates 1( so much that
Orpheus ( W ilJiam l..i vingston) uses it to
pumsh her Jn foc·t. she doe~n 't care for
anything ubout him and is theating on
him. Hi" fet"ls and acts the same way. Ro
when she runs off with Pluto (Carroll
Fret'man ,Joseph Evans), he feels liber·
ated
Rut th<'n Public Opinion CL.J. St.ad·
lenl sticks her nosP in. This stodgy vii·
lainess has a face like Miss Gulch and a
voi<-P like Anna Russell. Everyone fears
her. No one see~ therough "her." She
for('eS Orpheus to search for his wife
and for<'es the gods to help him. Well,
actuallv. thc·v'r<' all sick of eternal
ambro~in. m«;rning, noon, and night
The Undc·rworld has much better food
~u wht·n Mncury (Joel Rlum) tap dan·
l'E·s in to h•ll them that'~ where the girl's
been taken, thrv're all off for a vacation
in the "Co•ta [lei Sin."
My favoritt' of ull is Robf.rt Orth a•
randy old Jupiter. His uttlerly charm­ing
performance is a cross between a
baggy pants clown and a boulvardier.
He, too, falls in lust with Euridice and
disguises himself as a bluebottle fly to
woo her
This is n must-see!
You can, too, afford iL Check out the
balconies and Showtix!
o Notes
Natrnnal Recognition: Ted Swindley,
Stag(•s' artistic director. was honored by
Esquire magazine. He was one of 72
individuals to be saluted a,<.; embodying
the .. courage, originality, ingenuity,
and vision of the new generation."
That's new as in under 40, not quite as
new as thP Houston kids who danced on
T.V. before Macy's parade. Congratula·
tions to T<•d and HITS.
Hy the way, Ted directed the Madwo
man of Chai/lot and The Memorandum.
currt•ntly alternating weekends at
Stages They both feature Donna White­more
as male characters. Don Whit·
morp'>
Sergiu Comissiona. music dirrc-tor of
th(' N(•w York City Opera and chief ,·on
durtnr of the Radio Philharmoni<·
On·hestra m Holland, has regretfully
announ<·ed his n-tirement from the
Houi-;ton Symphony Onh(•stra as ofthP
end oftht> 87-AA semmn. One only has i-;o
mu<·h timt._
Ser1:iu Commissiona u·ill lea1..•e the
flou.-;ton Symphony Orchestra at the
end of the 87·8H season
Maria Rilk(•, Lillian Russell, Dennis
Wilson.
"Man, unlike the animals, has never
learned that the so)(• purpose of )if<' is to
enjoy it."-Samuel Rutler (born D<'c 4)
o Openings
Christmas 1're(• Lighting (,Jon(•s. :1,
11;4!) a.m.)-featuring Houston Ball<'l,
Hom;ton Symphony, Houston Opera
Terri /Jranda and Donna Whitmore in "The Memorandum" 1ww playing al
Stagt's
o Celebrate!
llt>c 2 I 982: The fin;t artificial heart
implant was given to Dr Barney Clark,
a rrtir('d dentiRt.
R'davs: 2-Maria Callas. Charle•
Ringli.;g, Georges Seurat. :l-J08"ph
Conrad, Ozzy Osbourne and Ma~'Tluse
ll Ericeson, the Effeminate 4-Rainer
Studio and the Society for the Perform.
mg Art• (a)eo from Houston). Freebie•
plus drawings for free tkkPt.s to othPr
•howe! ONO' (One Night Only)
Tr<'Clighting Ceremony (City Hall
Plaza, :I, 5:00 p.m.)-Mayor Whitmire
lights the civic tree amidst happy
hoopla. Frecbies. ONO•
Houston Live
The C'om('dy Work..,hop cast of "Buy Now. Pray later"
Ruy Now. Pray later (Comedy Work
shop, -1)-Thos(• merry pranksters takf."
on holiday shopping-including the
Grand Mall (No hug<• that a primitive
C'1vilization that worships mannequins
flourish<•s there).
Euphoric llt·at (Club Flamingo, 4)­oldic•
s to contemporary hits.
Kringlp',1; Window <Chocolate Bayou,
ll-Pn•mirrr of Mark Mrdoffs tale of
young hurkrrs trying to access Santa's
computrr.
f.<·adl'r of the Pack <Stagrs. 4l-thr
rarly can•<•r of Elite (~reenwhich told
through hPr own songs.
The Veliwtteen Rabbit (Stages. 4)­Th<>
children's hit rPopem•.
Scott Sandell <Ou Bose· Rein Galleries.
4)-contemporary American mixed
media on ,Japanese hand-made paper.
Junr Wagner (Texas Art Supply. fi,
4:00 p.m.)-Autograph party. Her book,
Tht• Search for 811(1ts of lntellil(ent Life
1n thf• Unit•enw, is a novelization of her
sc-ript for th(• show that won Lily Tomlin
a Tony. ONO!
Clown Points Out
'Bozos' of the World
By Susun St•ager
1101.1.YWOOll cUPll-Actor St•an
Pt•nn. formt•r Philippim• first lady
Imt•ldn MarC'os and political t•xtn•mist
Lvndon LaRouC'ht• toppt-d this yt>nr's
Ji~t of world-doss "Bozo.!-i," tel<•vision's
original Bo1.o the Clown announced last
Friday.
St•vt•n oth<•r public figun•s were also
nam(-d "winnPrs" in th(• Fourth Annual
Bozo Awards nnnoun('ed by Larry Har·
mon. tht• nt>Hlor of the popular "Bozo
tht• Clown" t<•lt•vision program for
<'hildn·n.
Tht• otht•rs wprp Chit-ago Rears quar·
tnhac·k ,Jim MC'MHhon, Austrian Pn·si
dt·nt Kurt Wnldlwim. actn·ss Zsa Zsa
Cahor, fashion dt·signn Yv<·i-; St. Lau­rt
·nt, f(•li•vision <:omt•dy show host ,Joan
Hivt•rs, J,ibynn h•ader Moummur Gad­hafi
and tt•lt•vision rC'portn Geraldo
Rivt•rn.
Tht• IO winnns were seleded for their
~Pl~V.
~safe!
"hozo-os1ty." or clownish behavior,
Harmon sHid at a n(•ws ronft•renre nt
his studio.
llnrmon said th(• winners will be
mnilNI a t•omml'morntive ceramic Bozo
stutut•tk and induct('d in the Bozo Hall
·of F'amt•.
llarmon said he selected Penn as a
Rozo in the show business category
"ht'<'Uuse ever since he met his wife
(actn•ss and sing<'r) Madonna. he s<'ems
to havt> lx•come n prima donna-and he
can't l'ven sing."
Pn·sidt·ntinl c·irndidat<• and ultra
<'onsnvntivP 1.nRouC'he topped thP
n<•wsmnkt•r t·i.ttc·gory for aC'rusinJ{ Eng·
Jand'i-; Qut't'n Eliznht•th oflwing a druj!
nwrdrnnt, Harmon said
Imc•lcln Marcos, wif('oftheoustc>d Phi·
lip1>im• IPndt•r Fc•rdinand Marcos, won
in tht• Bo1.o fashion division , Harmon
said. "One wondt•r:-; how a lady with so
many sho<'"' could have hoodwink(•d so
many many sou):-;_"
Waldhl•im won the political catl·gory
for "atl(•mpting to deny" his links to th(•
Nazis during World War II.
Rivt'rs won the "funster" tategor~· for
h<•r wt•ll-1>uhliC'ized "family feud" with
U>lt•vision host Johnny Carson
DECEMBER 2. 1986 / MONTROSE VOICE 9
Seeking the Truth
from Network's Hype
Commentary by Mark Schwed
Unilf>d Pn·ss /ntf'marional T\: f:d1 or
In the lat<·st Barhara Walters Special,
Hit·hard Prvor is brought bark for a
st'rcmd visi.t to t(•ll the truth ahout
rncain<» AlDS. his fifth wife and his
fifth son.
The r('turn visit, which c·an be st•t·n
tonight([)«-. 2, 9:00-10:00 p.m. on Chan­nel
l:ll, is hillt•d as something that falls
just short of a fabulously revealing
fn·ak show
An appNirann· on a \\'alters spffial
use-cl to lx· lik(' a stint on the ps:vrhoana·
lvst <'Oul'h. Guests werp expectM to spill
lht•ir guh; about some· sordid detail of
thc>ir past-like the time Barbra Strei­sand
admitted that she had contem­plated
j!etting a nose job. The stars told
the truth. no matter how much it hurt.
Walters d(•manded it.
Tlw more re<'(•nt Walters specials
havt• i:;uffrred from too much hype and
not enough spilh·d gul.. ..
Tht• ABC' press release for the upcom­ing
srwcial sounds tht· hype alarm·
"Comf·<lian Hie-hard Prvor lavs hare
his torturPd lift. in a startling init·rvit·w
,..,·ith Barbara Waltns," claims tht:"
relt·ast•
"'For Hi<·hard Prvor, onct· one of the
hotlt'st t·omedians Cin tht· silver scre.m,
tht•st• are trying time.!-i. l 1"gJy rumors
havt· surfac<'Ci. Tht·v affe<·t his life. Is he
a victim of AIDS'! Is he dying of an
incurahlt· dis(•ase?
"Once before, on Aug. 5, 19XO, Pryor
addn·ssed his personal problems on
'The Barbara Walter. Special,' and the
evidence suggests that he waR less than
hon<'i-;t with Barbara and the public at
!urge,"
Ye gods, say it ain't so. Less than hon­l'St
with Barbara? YPs, it's true. The last
time the two met, Pryor had just h<>en
released from a hospital, where he was
treah>d for severe burns suffered in a
<·ocaine frl·t•basing incident.
But five years ago, the shaken come·
dian t·ovt•red his tracks. He told Walters
that it had been an accident aJJ right,
but not involving coC'aine. He and a
frit·nds wt·re drinking a potent Jamai­can
rum called "Overproof' when some
aeeidentally spilled. Pryor lighted a
cigar(•Ut• and tht• whole mess caught
fire, burning him badly.
"I lnh•r discovered he had lied to me
about that night," Walters says in the
show
Thrn she turn!-> to Pryor.
You didn't trll mr the truth," she
snvs
;,That"s tru£>," says Pryor
"Yeah. Whv not?" asks Walters.
A better Question would be: why
should a man with a serious cocaine
problem talk turkey on Jive television
before millions of viewert; when he had
not even admitted hi~ addiction him­self'
This time around, Pryor speJls out his
n·asons and thf'n embellii-;hes the story,
clniming that the "accident" wa~ ac·tu­ully
a ~;uicide attempt.
Rut coC'ainf' is onlv th£> sideshow. The
n·al zing c·onws with tht• AIDS question
Humors abound that Pryor has
aC'quin•d immune defidt•ncy syndrome
HP continues to clt•ny rumor~. but the
stigma is hurting his career. Ro now he's
ready to talk.
"Do you hnve AlDS?" she asks.
"No .•. ," he replies.
" lfyou'd had AIDS (pause)
would yo-u have told me?"
What do you think Pr~·or replil•d''
Latt•r. Prvor di~russt•s his latt•st mar­ring(>,
He si\ys he used to hit women but
does not anymore, and he sayR that he
tried to talk his latl'st wife into having
an abortion before thl·y were married.
"'You astound me," Wa1ters inter·
rupt:-; ... , k(>t•p telling-you ... to te-il it like
it is. and th{>n, when you do, I find
mvsp)f saving, ·L'hh . "'
:,Whv'?'; asks Prvor
"I d;in't know_ Recause I guess. I'm
not uM.•d to that much h41rn•sty."
Truth and honesty srtmed t he
heavv on \\'alt<'rs' mind during this spe­c-
ial. .In her session v.ith Betty White,
star of !\"HC's hit •·Golden Girls, she
digs for the truth again.
After discussing \\"hitt·\; marriagr- to
game show host Allen Ludden, who died
of t·anc<"r, Walter.- turns to the subject f
sex.
h\'ou were on 'The Tonight Show' one
nig-ht with Joan Ri,·ers and made a star­tling
confession," Walters sayR
·r didn't makt• a startling confrs·
sion," White n·plies. "'I just, I said what
,Joan t·vidt•ntl~· wanted to hear. She had
lx-t·n m·edling around "
About your sex life." \\-'altprs
1ntt·rrupts.
·How do vou spend your nights and
"1th whom and nil that, so I finally
.... aid, "Yf:-., I've had a frv. sleep-over
dah•s."' White says
It set•ms inqmnng minds still want to
know
·so now I have to ask you, of course,
was it true? .. Walters sayi;;.
"Ask Joan." npli{'s \\~hite.
Tht· third subject of the special is pop
sensation Lionel Richie. and all we
learn here is that Richie had origrnally
int('nd£>d to become an Episcopalian
priest and that well, li.sten to the
ARC hype ..
"As incredible as it soundR, susper­star
romposl•r·singer Lionel Ritchie
admits to Barbara that he creates his
hit songs by humming them into a tape
record('r-and often in the shower
All the hnw is a hoot. but the real
stuff comes up shurt.
Where. when ~·ou need it the most.
have all the nost• jobs (.!One?
montrose
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MASSAGE BY DAN
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MOVEMASTERS
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PERSONALS
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dating rela110nsh1p Romantic en10Y
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kn<.>ws what hf' want· out ot Ille PrPler
non-smoker no beard or moustad"le
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SAFE SEX?
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physical ht•alttl make 11 sate sex Sal@se•
s where lhNe am no bodily truids
exchanged The virus which leads to an
AIDS condition is believed usually lrans·
m 1100 Imm one person 10 another lrom
bl :-?d or semen T ho:s1 who are r cep
ive •re e:tpenally al nsk Do rond<'m
pro! t? II now 1 ms thal they provide
more pr01ect1on than previously thought
althvugh there s Ml a 11sk Bui condOms
MUST he used w11h a wate' based llJbn­cant
and not with pe1roleum 01
ve9e1ahle- hased lllbrtcan11 j becausl?"
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1 $24 ~.ATE EEKS
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Week's News in Next
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12 MONTROSE VOICE I DECEMBER 2. 1986
'Grocery Store'
Opens for
AIDS Victims
By John Bilotta
LOS A1'GELES IUPI>-AIDS Project
Los Ang!'les opened the doors to a small
grocery store on Thanksgiving in what
organizers de8cribed as the nation's
largest food distribution program for
victims of the deadly disease
Dozens of people crowded around a
~2-foot long table decorated in Thanks­giving
orange to present donations of
food and other itemR in the organiza·
tion·s new Nrtessities of Life Program.
Steel shelves were stocked like: a
~ mucopu with food us!'d to feed :-;omt·
200 low incnme ,rictims of act1uired
-::imune dC'ficienL:y syndrome in Los
AngelE.'s Count\·
"One of th(' pthings we idt·ntify is n
person with an income level he low. K4fl
a month," said Frank Paradist·. asso
ciatf' din·<·tor of client servin·s. "Out of
this <·tmter wt• hope to ev('ntually sprvt•
HU• people.'
API..A i~ a non-profit community ser·
vi(·e organization that provides support
to P'"•ple with AIDS and related
l ntssts.
While \.'olunteers pac·k the groceries.
the shopper can visit information tah!(':-­that
provide pamphleLo:.; on nutrition
and health.
"'We'vt• trit'd to take in all of their diP·
tary net>ds. some need to bulk up, othns
are avoiding sugars and some are \.'t'rY
health l'onscious," Parad1i-;e said
He ~aid unlike a meals-on·wheeli-; pro
gram for AIDS victimi-; in New York or
the food pantry to help AfDS vidims in
San Francisco. Los Angeles• food hank
can mt'+'t nearly all of the groc·ery nt•t'Cls
of its memh('rs.
OJ>t'n to viC"timi-; of the disrast' who
register with A Pl..A the store allows
recipif'nts to cnme to the st.on• onr(• a
wePk and fill out a shopping list from
more than 70 items including c·anned
goods, pnpt'r produc·t!-1, produre and
poultry Paradii-;e said
'ThE>n~·s nothing like this anywht•r(•
n the country," Parad1st· said. "ThP\.'
can meet almost all of tht•ir netods hnt··
Rt-cause AIDS can he so debilitating.
Paradist- said, volunte·ns even makP
dt•li\.'erit·s throughout tht• C'ounty.
EvPntually, Paradise said, nParly ?;>
perct•nt of nlJ the AIDS vi<'tims l~·ing
helped bv API.A fnd th<'msolws in
financ-i d1fficultie~
'Somewhere along the road tht·.} nt·ed
l'l.p," hl" said.
Thr orgnmzntmn, whi<'h laun<·hNf
th£' di!-itribution program r\o\.' I took
ad\.'anta~t· ofThnnksJ..riving Day to hold tr .!rand ol)f'ning
Neighborhood Sports
Sports News from Community Groups
<c:f7HOGs Plan Busy December
From the Houston Outdoor Group
The Houston Outdoor Group begins a busy month of December with a holiday ice skating
party at the Galleria tonight starting at 8:00 pm_ The rink fee is $6.50. including skates
This weekend will find HOG members returning to the time of Tiny Tim when they travel
to Galveston for Dickens on the Strand The party will depart Bruce Reeves· place at 2:30
p.m for an evening m "Olde London Towne." Bruce has more info at 961-2905
Christmas is a wonderful time for get-togethers and the outdoor lovers will have thetr
Christmas potluck on Dec_ 13 To coordinate the dishes. early ASVP's are appreciated
The monthly skating party with the Colt 45's will be held on Dec_ 16
HOGs w1ll venture into the wilds of their own backyard on Dec_ 20when they will caravan
about the Montrose area beg1nmng at 7:30 pm_ for Christmas caroling
• Houston Oti1door Group Bruce. 961-2905 or Larry 521 '3641
Man Confesses to Gay Slayings
ATJ.J\r.;TA 1lTPf>-A lonc•r known as
"Mr. T'' C'Onff•sspd to a serips of homo·
st·xual Hla.vings that H·rrorizPd down
town Atlanta ·s gay rommunity and was
<·hargNI with six <"ounts of murdn
JHilit·t• ,t;aid Fnda:v. Nov. 2~
MiC'hm·I Tnrv, 2h,stahht·d six \-'irtims
in th1• IH'(·k or shot tht·m in thf• h:wk of
th(• ht•ud lwtwt•t•n llt'et·mhn 19H;, nncl
( ktolll'T 19Hfi, offirials said
Polirt• saut th('\' helit·n• thf• slayinJ,!'s
w('n;• fi«•xuk y moti\.'att•d and sturtt·d
wlwn the vic·tims propos1tiont'<I rrnn·
who wns urrt·stt-d :\o\- 2fl.
Tht• lthf" vi<·tims amwan·d to hang
out in an•as g-:i:\'s an· norma, ~· found;·
poli<·t· Lt. llnrcl<'t Walkt·r said. HP
('l'nr}) would pf1s1tion himst•lf on tlw
citv stn·t't and wait for somt>hodv to
t·o;,.w along und makt> an offpr to h~m-'
Poli«t' dt·tN·tivt• Marn·llus I h·nd said
Tt•rrv <"onfps~t'd to tht· slavings, whid1
hapJ>t·nt•d in ahandon('(I. hous<·s and
t mpl_\· lob Hff(•r Tnr_\ had 1->t·x with tht•
nwr All th(• vidims Wl'Yt' nakt·cl from
tht• wnist down. polin· said
Bill Ciripp 11f th1> i\tlnnta (;ay Ct·ntn
said Tt•r•\"R :rn·~t sc-nds a mt·ssagt' to
lmth homo~t·xu • Hnd ht·tnost•xual
t·ommunitu s
College Doesn't Like Par ty Rep
'I hopl• tht·y (Jlfilin') couplt• it Hht­;
Hrf'Stl with a stntl'mPnt that tht•st•
kinds of crimps will not lw pnmitlt'<I
Criml's again!'t ga_vs and lt·shians will
nnt he tolnatt·d,"' ht• said.
Th<' victims Wl'YI' Hit-hard Williams.
2!l. Curtis Brown,~~; Alvin Gt·orgl', ;\:_!·
.Jason MC"Coll<·y, IH~ llar~·I Williams.:.W.
and (;t•oq.~1· Willinghum. ao.
MACON Ga. ll'Pll--Mnnr Univer­sity
offidals say a Pla.vhoy magazin(•
nrtide reμorting th(' Baptist supportt·d
collf•Jiw has a rt'Jrntntion as a top party
sc-hool is .. uneamt'<I nncl undrsE.'rVt'<l."
M<·rcer wns dl'~cribed as ·•a small pri
\.'ateSouth<'m Baptist umvnsit_v with a
gentR-f'I party rep .. and was rankt...-1
mntl-> on a hst of the nation·s top W
party col C'ge~ in Plavbov's .J.anuan
issue
"'1'he reputntwn is hoth un('arnNI and
undeserved," said Mt-rcer Provost Ht•x
Stt·n·ns. •·Th(• n·portl>r for l'layhoy
would huvt• rP<:ogniz(•d that tf ht• had
lookt•d mon· dos£·1~· at the· institution."
Ac·corcling to tht> artidt•, tht> hst wn~
<· 1mpilt·d afln phom• l'Onvt·rsatioris
with frntnmty presidPnts. eampus
social duh )('adt·rs nnd otht·rs at :C:tf.1 <·ol·
IPJ?t>S nnd uni\'t•rsitit's.
Cah(ornm ~tate tTnivt•rsitv at Chico
finitiht'<I first on tht· list, followt'<I h\' tht•
l Tnivt•rslty of Miami and San r)i(•go
!-itatf' l 1n1\·pn;1tv
I luad said 1·mpl11_\'t·t·R at a tin• ('otn
punv whl'rt' Tnr:'< fnrmt·rh· work('(l told
him th1• 1rn!-<pt•t·t \\ilS knc1wn as "Mr T '
.. That'fi what (was told h:v om• of tht·
pee.pie I talk1..-I to," fh•ad said. ·•ft wa:o1
l1t.'t·aust· of his huilcl, vou know"
Tt•1T\.' 0
l'l <"O workn1". at the tin· 1<hop
t" d lw m.1inl:v kt·pt to himM·lf 'llt•
Y.&sn t sonwhodv to do i:t lot ofass1wiat
Inf;? with an_\·IH1<i°y t-lst• •said Toll it• Mar·
tm
Controversial
Teacher's
Name Removed
from Class
Schedule
WASHINGTON (Ul'll - Th" n·moval
of th(• R(•v. Charlc•s Curran's namt• from
Catholic Univt•rsitv's dass srhedult· for
nt·xt M'mt·stt·r df;t•s not nec-essarily
mNm th<' profrssor will h<' prohihit('(l
from tNwhing ut tht• s<"hool. university
offi<"ials said rN't•ntlv
Curran's numt• wi;s dt•lt>tc-d from the
s<·hNlult• t•vt·n though the· formal fac·ult~·
pro<'t·durt•s to invt·stigntt" Vatican
c·hargf•s against him have just ht·gun.
C'urran, a tt·nun-d profei-;sor of moral
theology who is on sahhatical lt•avt•
until Dt'<' ;u, is slatt'<I to tt•ach thrt·t·
c·ours(•s next st•mt•stt•r. In the i-;eh(•clult•
puhlisht'CI this month, howt•vt·r. tht'
instru<'lor <·olumn lists "TBA-To H<•
Arrangt·d"-instNtd of his namt•.
"TBA is a tt•mporary administrat1vt'
ac·twn thnt kt•<'))l'i tht• university's
option's opt·n," said Ann Smith, ''
spokt•f'iwoman for C'atholic "In a ('Hst•
ikt· this, with Ht·v. C'urran's pro<·t·t·d
mgs Just .. tarting, no ont> 1s sun· ho"
things art• going to turn out.
"\\'hilt· tht• <·han('t•llor ran suspt·nd a
faC'Ult:'<· m1·mh1·r whilP hP is undngoing
dut> pron·ss, tht·n· is <l<•finitt-1,v a possi·
hilitv that ht• will lw tt·urhing ht·n• nt·xt
M·m~·fih•r :· l'h«' said
Curran <·allt·d tht' adion "'almost a dt•
facto sus1wnsion." that violatt·s tht· dut•
proc·t·ss guarantN•s tht• faC'ulty has
sought to t·nsun•. llP said ht• would
n·turn to st·hool in ,Januarv
"I 1.1m s<·ht•dult·d to tt·m·h. I am plan
ning to l<•cu·h. I am n·ndy willing and
ahlf• to tt•aC"h," h(• said.
C'urran. n popuh1r 1nstrut'lor and nn
intnnatiunall:'<· kno\\.'11 thpologian. i~
t·mhattlNl with th(• \'atinm ov<·r his
clt·parturf• from lraclitional rhun-h
tt•;,u·hings on somt• points of ~t·xua)
t·thin;
Tht- proft·s~or rontt•nds that "irn·v<•rff·
1hh·" homoM·xuals, "'homof't•xual atts in
tht· ('11nh·xt of a loving rt·lationship
striving for pt·rnwnt·ncy c·un in a st·nst­ht
· ohjf't:·tivdy moral!',-· a<Tt·ptahle-"